* Adria Thornton, a junior at Woodside High School, recently attended the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.

* Meg Wiggins, lead science teacher at Woodside High School, recently received the Tidewater Science Fair Teacher of the Year Award at the Tidewater Science Fair.

* The Woodside High School Future Business Leaders of America Club recently won 11 first-place awards, 10 second-place awards and three third-place awards at the regional Spring Leadership Conference. Mary Aquino was elected regional vice president for the 2000-01 school year.

* These students at Warwick High School were selected for All-District Cheerleading: Chulute Wallace, first team; and Amber Normandin and Ronneisha Sargent, second team.

* Ashley White of Warwick High School was selected for All State Orchestra.

* These Future Business Leaders of America students at Warwick High School placed in the following events at the Thomas Nelson Regional Spring Conference: Cris Cruz, first place, technology concepts; Ashley Weymouth-German, first place, business math; Wayne Yee, first place, computer concepts; and Hyanna Hogan, third place, business communications.

City

* Delaney "Dee" Bryant was named the March 2000 Employee of the Month for the city of Newport News. She is a Public Works management analyst.

Newsmakers

* Capt. Thomas E. Bennett, commander of the Newport News Police Department's North Precinct, was one of 268 professionals to graduate from the 200th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy on March 24.